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Do many winemakers use nitrogen for storage and serving wine? Where do you get it, other than buying a tank and regulator? I have a corny keg setup (the 5 gallon stainless tanks previously used for Coke and Pepsi) that I use for storage and serving of homebrew. I would like to use one of...

I have an AllJuice Zinfandel that has finished fermenting. Based on what I've read, it will benefit from some additional aging. The instructions say to wait until 8-10 days before bottling to add the clarifiers if you age it, but don't don't offer any guidelines on aging time and temperature. Is...

Are there any problems with using siloxane foam control additives in wine? These are quite common in brewing, but I haven't found any mention of them in any wine forums. I'm planning to use a 6.5 gallon bucket for a 6 gallon batch, and was afraid I wouldn't have enough headspace (only an inch...

Hi- this is my first wine, but I have been homebrewing for 10+ years. The directions say to transfer the wine once it gets down to 1.040 or so, but to stir up all the sediment and transfer all of it along with the wine. What does this accomplish? Could I just stir up the sediment and leave it...